Walk
#WithUs
Share your Burden.
Walk #WithUs.
Event Details
What: 2Km Walking event to support survivors of suicide loss.
When: November 23, 2024.
Who: Anyone & Everyone is welcome!
Why: We’re showing our support to those who are suffering bereavement.
Cost: Nothing!
Wear: Something yellow!
TLDR
This support event is an initiative of Share the Burden in support of International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day, instituted by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFPS). Check out their website below for more details around this event.
We aim to bring more awareness and support to those left in the wake of suicide. We want to show our support through a walk event, where we can walk together as survivors, for survivors. We're supporting International Survivors of Suicide Day this November.
You don’t need to have survived a suicide loss or attempt to walk with us. We encourage everyone to get involved and show their support to those dealing with loss and grief.
We want to take another step to stand out a little more. We're asking everyone to wear something yellow! We'd love to see a sea of yellow clothes marching in solidarity together. Together we can grow, together we can make a real change.
Part of our goal is to develop community networks, so we want to hear your stories, and get to know you a little better. There will be coffee vans brewing and BBQs firing afterwards, stay and have a chat, after all, you're #WithUs!
Supporting Survivors of Suicide Loss
One of our primary goals as an organisation is to develop a community of support and awareness for those who are left in the wake of suicide. Here at Share the Burden, we all have mixed experiences with direct suicide loss. We're working together so we can provide a space of warmth, understanding, and hope.
Our losses have afforded us a unique insight into the feelings and experiences of those vulnerable to suicidality, and to those who are left to grieve. We view these experiences as an opportunity to connect with and support those who may be looking for somewhere to belong. Not only do we recognise this opportunity, but view it as our responsibility to pledge our support to all those that can benefit from it.
The purpose of our #WithUs walk event, is to show our community that we really mean what we say. We truly want to improve the support networks for those who are left to grieve a loss, we want you to feel welcome and at home with us. The idea of belonging can be a warming one, and we understand that the places we find belonging in our life can change.
We aim to be a constant beacon of hope and belonging.
We're not going to change the world overnight and we need the help of many. Adventures start with single steps, and we're taking one a time; it's all we can do sometimes.
So please, come walk #WithUs.
Quick Recap
What: Walking event to support survivors of suicide loss
When: November, 2024
Who: Anyone and everyone is welcome!
Why: We’re showing our support to those who are suffering bereavement
Cost: Nothing!
Wear: Something yellow!